I can recall most of the shops including calverts ( a friend told me e c used to pan for gold up scotland every year for his holidays )also maude place's grocery shop next door in adalaide st, i also bought a xmas tree from joe birt and its now about 20 foot high on an allotment,and do you recall if you bought apples or oranges or similar he would roll it up his arm and bounce it off his bicep into the brown paper bag.
can anyone recall owen's shop at the other end of adalaide st,where i got 2 complimentry tickets to the hippodrome to see a programme all about cadbury's and bournville chocolate,that was in the 50's
can anyone recall owen's shop at the other end of adalaide st,where i got 2 complimentry tickets to the hippodrome to see a programme all about cadbury's and bournville chocolate,that was in the 50's
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by nlc » 02 Nov 2005 07:58 pmI can't recall Owens shop. What sort of shop was it? I can remember Finn's fish shop. I am sure I can remember it being in Adelaide Street,
but I can also remember a fish shop on the corner of Alma Road near
Kitching's shop. Did Finn's move? Or was it a different fish shop?
but I can also remember a fish shop on the corner of Alma Road near
Kitching's shop. Did Finn's move? Or was it a different fish shop?
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by Northernstar » 03 Nov 2005 09:11 amThat was a different fish shop not sure of what it was called though. Also as you walked towards the post office past Kitchens clothes shop there was another Wet Fish shop.
I remember Bert the grocer and watched agog when I was a child at him throwing the fruit up his arms and into paper bags. It was also the first time I had watched the trick of catching something imaginary into the paper bags.
I'd love to be able to go back in time and walk that street again.
I remember Bert the grocer and watched agog when I was a child at him throwing the fruit up his arms and into paper bags. It was also the first time I had watched the trick of catching something imaginary into the paper bags.
I'd love to be able to go back in time and walk that street again.
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by Catweasle » 03 Nov 2005 11:16 amowens shop was just a couple of doors up from sid armitages but on the same side as finns fish shop there was also another fish shop in adalaide street on the same side but halfway up fantarras ? not to sure of the name and it was converted back to a house in the late 60's or early 70's
there was a converted house in scott st that was also a shop towards the top end of the street
there was a converted house in scott st that was also a shop towards the top end of the street
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by nlc » 03 Nov 2005 07:15 pmI agree with you Northernstar it would be lovely to be able to walk down
Alma Road and see it as it used to be. In fact it would be good to see all
of Shildon the way we remember it. All the corner shops - just thinking
of the ones in the Byerley Road area. There were two grocery shops
on the corner of Pearl Street, plus a fish shop. I shop in Henry Street,
one in Freville Street, numerous ones on the street corners on
Byerley Road.
I can remember my dad telling me that years ago his aunt had a shop
in her pantry.
Was Armitage's shop a shoe shop Catweasle? I can remember going into
a shoe shop in Shildon for some winter boots. They brought me one boot
to try on, and it was just what I wanted so I asked to try the other one.
'Sorry they said it is out on approval'. So I suppose if I had met up with
the other person we could have gone in the three legged race! (A bit
like Kattaddorra and her two odd shoes.
Alma Road and see it as it used to be. In fact it would be good to see all
of Shildon the way we remember it. All the corner shops - just thinking
of the ones in the Byerley Road area. There were two grocery shops
on the corner of Pearl Street, plus a fish shop. I shop in Henry Street,
one in Freville Street, numerous ones on the street corners on
Byerley Road.
I can remember my dad telling me that years ago his aunt had a shop
in her pantry.
Was Armitage's shop a shoe shop Catweasle? I can remember going into
a shoe shop in Shildon for some winter boots. They brought me one boot
to try on, and it was just what I wanted so I asked to try the other one.
'Sorry they said it is out on approval'. So I suppose if I had met up with
the other person we could have gone in the three legged race! (A bit
like Kattaddorra and her two odd shoes.
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by Northernstar » 03 Nov 2005 07:45 pmArmitages had a shoe shop in New Shildon. It was on the other corner of the street where Armitages hardware store was.
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by Moth » 03 Nov 2005 09:04 pmThere was def a fish n cjip shop in th ecorner of Alma Road, the door was right on the corner, it was unusual because the door was diagonly across the corner
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by Mysterio » 03 Nov 2005 09:20 pmAnd it had a pole, that you had to walk round in front of the door, holding up the corner of the room above.
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by Northernstar » 04 Nov 2005 05:07 amI'd forgotton about the pole....I also seem to think that the outside was painted a redish colour perhaps a Burgundy?
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by Catweasle » 04 Nov 2005 12:24 pmi cannot recall who owned the fish shop on the corner but i knew someone who worked there she will be long gone by now and the armitage brothers tommy and sid both had shops on the each corner of maddison st sid sold shoes/clothes/fancy goods while his brother tommy sold paint/wallpaper and hardware,while oppposite tommys shop was dunns fish shop.as a small boy i had somehow gotten a shilling from somewhere and bought 6 bags of chips at dunns,i ate one bag and put the rest under the stairs to eat the next day was i dissapointed that they were stone cold 2d a bag oh happy days i can also remember the vg shop on the other end of alma rd it sold great bacon and that little sweet shop in st johns rd where everyone called for their sweets on the way to the essoldo if you were coming from old shildon.my very first taste of sweets after they came off ration was from a little shop come cafe in redworth rd the shop later became donahue and wilde's betting shop
and does anyone recall the barbers that stood next to a shop which was attatched to the back of the new shildon club in railway terrace?
and does anyone recall the barbers that stood next to a shop which was attatched to the back of the new shildon club in railway terrace?
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by Mysterio » 04 Nov 2005 08:00 pmcatweasle wrote:does anyone recall the barbers that stood next to a shop which was attatched to the back of the new shildon club in railway terrace?
A very good school chum of mine lived almost next door to that barbers, the house had a very low wall in front surrrounding a concrete/paved apron.
The barber was Bill Penfold and it was the first barber's where I'd seen photos on the wall showing different hairstyles you could have. It was there where I had my first "Curzon" style hair-cut.
Ah! Memories!
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by Mysterio » 04 Nov 2005 08:14 pmcatweasle wrote:the armitage brothers tommy and sid both had shops on the each corner of maddison st sid sold shoes/clothes/fancy goods while his brother tommy sold paint/wallpaper and hardware,
Spot on Catweasle.
T Armitage and son were at 1 & 2 Maddison Street they were the general drapers, ladies and gents outfitters and footwear specialists. They also sole watches and clocks, jewellery, chromium plated fancy goods and carpets.
T Armitage was at 4 Maddison Street running a hardware & electrical store where you could buy just about anything in the houseware/ diy line. ( a forerunner of the modern DIY stores)
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by Mysterio » 04 Nov 2005 08:20 pmnorthernstar wrote:Also as you walked towards the post office past Kitchens clothes shop there was another Wet Fish shop.
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That would be Alf Foster's wet fish shop I believe.
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by Mysterio » 04 Nov 2005 08:24 pmnlc wrote:What was a 'Curzon' style hair cut Mysterio?
It was a bit like a cross between Burt Lancaster and James Dean but with a DA at the back.
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by Mysterio » 04 Nov 2005 08:30 pmOn the subject of Calvert's watch and clock repair shop does anyone rember the name of the music shop which shared the same premises and in which you could buy not only records but also sheet music and gramophones?
It was Beatrice Janes Music Shop.
It was Beatrice Janes Music Shop.
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by merryknees » 05 Nov 2005 02:43 pmGoing back alittle I seem to remember the Fish n chip was called Fynns back in the ealy seventies.
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by Computerlass » 05 Nov 2005 04:07 pmI worked as an activity organiser and visited Hackworth House on a regular basis. In 2000 I did a project with all the homes I visited and collected many memories from people, some of them being from Shildon. the project was sponsored by UNISON so the memories collected were all work orientated. One of the ladies I spoke to worked in Armitages. She told me allsorts about the shop. I can post the memory for you all if you like.
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by Ramblin Man » 05 Nov 2005 06:35 pmNorthernstar, the sweet shop in Scott Street was called Robsons. There used to be a butchers shop on the opposite side at the bottom of Scott Street, do you know what it was called?
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by Catweasle » 05 Nov 2005 11:05 pmi was at school with the butchers son and we played together after school an odd time or two
his dad always made a point of making us a pork dip each they were the best pork dips i have ever tasted ,my taste buds are working overtime just thinking of them but sad to say his name eludes me it was over 50 years ago
his dad always made a point of making us a pork dip each they were the best pork dips i have ever tasted ,my taste buds are working overtime just thinking of them but sad to say his name eludes me it was over 50 years ago
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by Mysterio » 06 Nov 2005 08:01 amThere are two butchers I can remember on Redworth road though not wholly sure which, if either, was on the corner of Scott Street, Smith's was one and Ireland's was the other.
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by Northernstar » 06 Nov 2005 09:33 amRamblin man...the only butchers I can recall was the one at the bottom of South Street.
Thanks for the name of the sweet shop...Robinsons.
I remember getting my first penny dainties there (which looked enormous to todays dainties) and proper rainbow sherbert. Not the sugary type of sherbert you get today.
Blimey I must be getting older as I'm finding myself reminising quite a lot lately.
Thanks for the name of the sweet shop...Robinsons.
I remember getting my first penny dainties there (which looked enormous to todays dainties) and proper rainbow sherbert. Not the sugary type of sherbert you get today.
Blimey I must be getting older as I'm finding myself reminising quite a lot lately.
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by Northernstar » 06 Nov 2005 09:36 amComputerlass.....I'm sure we would love to read those memories.
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by Kattaddorra » 06 Nov 2005 11:21 amnorthernstar wrote:Computerlass.....I'm sure we would love to read those memories.
Yes I'd love to read that too !It's a good idea to write about the past. I actually wrote about my childhood,just for family and friends really,but I included all about how Eldon Bank and all around it,used to be,the old railway line,shops long gone and almost forgotten,how life was in the 1950s etc etc and it's surprising once you start ,how bits keep coming back to you and you can add them into the right places now,with a computer. Sadly I've no family of my own but lots of nieces,nephews and great nephews who may one day be interested.
I also wrote a short account about each of our parents,their lives, in a nutshell, things they did and said,with photos, to include with our Family Tree I've researched.
I'd have loved to read about my ancestors.
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by Catweasle » 06 Nov 2005 01:01 pmthere were 3 butchers in very close proximity there was smiths 3/4 doors down from the new shildon club and over the road on the corner of redworth rd and south street was irelands and the one that was in scott st this one was not on the corner of the redworth rd .it was a bout 30 yards into the street just over the back lane of the redworth rd houses where scott st starts also in the area was claxtons -opposite the locomotion and my favourite borrowdales in strand street speaking of which can anyone recall the day a beast he was about to slaughter got out there were dozens of people chasing it and they cornered it at the coal drops before leading it back.i recall running down the street with the crowd
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by Ramblin Man » 06 Nov 2005 01:06 pmDo you remember the wallpaper shop on Redworth Road, where you turn in for Tomlin Street.
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by Worstevie » 06 Nov 2005 01:52 pmWallpaper shop no , but I seem to remember a wool shop on the opposite side , PEAR`S TERRACE . If memory serves
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by merryknees » 06 Nov 2005 02:22 pmAye wallpaper shop opposite Fine Fare now Steve n Suky`s. As for the wool shop it was opposite Martins sweet shop, last open as insurance agent now empty. Martins moved 5 doors round corner towards the Institute before their closure.
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by Ramblin Man » 06 Nov 2005 02:40 pmThe wallpaper shop was called Mcleans
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by nlc » 06 Nov 2005 05:23 pmI can remember a bakers shop beside the railway crossing -
Aldersons I think. The brown bread was luverly!
Aldersons I think. The brown bread was luverly!
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by Northernstar » 06 Nov 2005 07:47 pmI remember the wallpaper shop and it's tins of paints.
Yum Yum I remember the cake shop. We used to get cakes for Saturday tea time and eat them whilst watching Dr Who.
There was also a sweet shop on the opposite side of the road to the bakers. I remember them selling "Jack in the box" popcorn. There was a small prize in each box.
Yum Yum I remember the cake shop. We used to get cakes for Saturday tea time and eat them whilst watching Dr Who.
There was also a sweet shop on the opposite side of the road to the bakers. I remember them selling "Jack in the box" popcorn. There was a small prize in each box.
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by Computerlass » 07 Nov 2005 08:27 pmMy husbands Great Aunt used to run the wool shop that has been mentioned. I don't know what her name was apart from the fact that her maiden name was Foster.
Here is the story I was telling you all about. The lady who told me the story, Mrs Agnes Sedgewick (originally from Shildon) is still alive and lives in Denehurst Nursing Home in Ferryhill.
ARMITAGES PAWNBROKERS
My sister worked at Armitages Pawnbrokers in Adelaide Street, Shildon until she got married. I was 15 then, and I took over when she finished. Armitages sold both second hand and new things. The shop had two entrances and three big windows. In one window display there were boots, shoes and bedding, in another there was clothing, and in the third was jewellery, watches and clocks.
Some people had a club out and I went round collecting on a Friday. On a Saturday, Mr Armitage would go for a game of bowls so he would leave me in charge of the three areas of the shop. Sometimes I was rushed off my feet.
People only ever brought their own things to pawn, nothing was stolen. When the customers pawned their items they were given a ticket and Mr Armitage would keep the items for a year and a day. At the end of this time, if the goods had not been claimed, they were put into the shop to sell. Any valuables were put into the safe. Quite often, customers who could not afford to claim their items back after the year was up would come into the shop and pay a small fee to retain the items for another year and a day.
Men used to regularly pawn their Sunday suits on a Monday and get it back out again ready for the weekend. They would bring them back again on the Monday.
When people came to claim their items back they had to pay the amount of money they had been given, plus a commission. That is how Mr Armitage made his money.
The pawnshop closed down just before the war, but I was 21 when I left, because I got married.
I have many more of these tales on disk if anyone wants to read them.
Here is the story I was telling you all about. The lady who told me the story, Mrs Agnes Sedgewick (originally from Shildon) is still alive and lives in Denehurst Nursing Home in Ferryhill.
ARMITAGES PAWNBROKERS
My sister worked at Armitages Pawnbrokers in Adelaide Street, Shildon until she got married. I was 15 then, and I took over when she finished. Armitages sold both second hand and new things. The shop had two entrances and three big windows. In one window display there were boots, shoes and bedding, in another there was clothing, and in the third was jewellery, watches and clocks.
Some people had a club out and I went round collecting on a Friday. On a Saturday, Mr Armitage would go for a game of bowls so he would leave me in charge of the three areas of the shop. Sometimes I was rushed off my feet.
People only ever brought their own things to pawn, nothing was stolen. When the customers pawned their items they were given a ticket and Mr Armitage would keep the items for a year and a day. At the end of this time, if the goods had not been claimed, they were put into the shop to sell. Any valuables were put into the safe. Quite often, customers who could not afford to claim their items back after the year was up would come into the shop and pay a small fee to retain the items for another year and a day.
Men used to regularly pawn their Sunday suits on a Monday and get it back out again ready for the weekend. They would bring them back again on the Monday.
When people came to claim their items back they had to pay the amount of money they had been given, plus a commission. That is how Mr Armitage made his money.
The pawnshop closed down just before the war, but I was 21 when I left, because I got married.
I have many more of these tales on disk if anyone wants to read them.
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by Mackem » 07 Nov 2005 11:57 pmThere was a grocery shop on Redworth Road between Beresford Street and Charles Street owned by Stan Martin. He had a photgraphic studio upstairs in his attis and also dabbled in oils.
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by Kattaddorra » 08 Nov 2005 11:28 amFascinating Computerlass,yes I for one would love to read more 
Kat
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by stewart » 08 Nov 2005 01:57 pmmysterio wrote:The bottom end opposite the Institute was Hilyard Terrace.
Wondering if the top end was SHAWVILLE TERRACE where my father was born in 1924 his birth certificate says SHAWVILLE TERRACE ,EAST THICKLEY
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by Computerlass » 08 Nov 2005 10:24 pmHere is another one. This one is all about a gentleman who has sadly died since telling me this story. He was well known in Shildon.
A VARIETY OF JOBS
I was a leading trackman (sub ganger) for British Rail. I worked at Bishop Auckland, Eastgate and Shildon. I track walked from Wolsingham to Witton le Wear one day, and from Witton le Wear to Bishop Auckland the next day. I walked 15 miles a week. A lot of the repairs were done on a weekend to minimise disruptions. Odd times I worked at Whitby.
There were 3 of us altogether, and we all had Tilly lamps to walk through Shildon Tunnel. The Tunnel was 1720 yards long, which was just under a mile. There were no lights in the tunnel as only tunnels that were over a mile long had lights installed. One of us carried the lamps whilst the other two brayed the pandles that were dislodged by the cement trains on a regular basis. (Pandles held the track in place). The cement wagon went through the tunnel 4 times a day.
When the tunnel was originally built, there was a gateway near to the Eldon Lane End where there was a pit, which was used for the waste. If anyone fell into the pit they would never be found. Some of the gangs regrouted the stonework in the tunnel. If a train came through we had to stand in a refuge hole until it had gone by.
I changed railway lines, sleepers, fencing and anything else that made the track safe. Sometimes, when the points froze up we had to work them by hand until T and S (Track and Signals) came, and they would sort them out. During the winter if there was any snow on the lines, the engines would come along with a plough on the front and clear it.
Bishop Auckland Station has changed dramatically over the years. I remember Trevor Lee was the signalman there for years.
Bernie Higham
A VARIETY OF JOBS
I was a leading trackman (sub ganger) for British Rail. I worked at Bishop Auckland, Eastgate and Shildon. I track walked from Wolsingham to Witton le Wear one day, and from Witton le Wear to Bishop Auckland the next day. I walked 15 miles a week. A lot of the repairs were done on a weekend to minimise disruptions. Odd times I worked at Whitby.
There were 3 of us altogether, and we all had Tilly lamps to walk through Shildon Tunnel. The Tunnel was 1720 yards long, which was just under a mile. There were no lights in the tunnel as only tunnels that were over a mile long had lights installed. One of us carried the lamps whilst the other two brayed the pandles that were dislodged by the cement trains on a regular basis. (Pandles held the track in place). The cement wagon went through the tunnel 4 times a day.
When the tunnel was originally built, there was a gateway near to the Eldon Lane End where there was a pit, which was used for the waste. If anyone fell into the pit they would never be found. Some of the gangs regrouted the stonework in the tunnel. If a train came through we had to stand in a refuge hole until it had gone by.
I changed railway lines, sleepers, fencing and anything else that made the track safe. Sometimes, when the points froze up we had to work them by hand until T and S (Track and Signals) came, and they would sort them out. During the winter if there was any snow on the lines, the engines would come along with a plough on the front and clear it.
Bishop Auckland Station has changed dramatically over the years. I remember Trevor Lee was the signalman there for years.
Bernie Higham
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by Mackem » 08 Nov 2005 10:37 pmStan Martins shop was stil l there when I moved in 1966 I don't think he stayed there very long after that.
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by Northernstar » 09 Nov 2005 05:07 pmI've just remembered what you called the butchers at the end of South Street. WITHERS
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WOW i stumbled across this site i googled Mr Calvert Alma Rd looking for a picture or anything related .
ReplyDeleteReading all the posts it took me back to a very happy childhood in shildon i was born in Alma Rd next door to Berts The Grocer & Fruiterer in 1960 dad worked at the waggon works mam worked in one of the clothes factories near dunns coal yard entrance im thinking Hurwoths but possibly wrong then worked at Astraka then Jessie Harrolds. i remember going to the essaldo to see Snow white which didn't get a mention but most will remember it (no not snow white the cinema ha ha ha ).it closed in 1969 and had 500 seats i was shocked when they demolished it it was on such a small plot of land.(its derelict picture is on google)
i also have fond memories of The Methodist Chapel having to go under duress as a kid but spending half the collection money in Leaties sweet shop on the way. I got my comeuppence having to go to Mr Wintrips the dentist over the road from the chapel (gas and air scared the crap out of me )
one other memory was BoB The Robber's Cycle shop half way up the hill it had its own fragrant smell of new bicycles and oil you could even buy a spoke for a bike wheel or a split link for your chain but nowhere near as good as Matty Bells motorcycle shop. He was a gem i remember he had a crutch and only one leg but in my youth i saw him ride a motorcycle and sidecar up the pit road like a bat out of hell.
one more thing i remember is playing in timothy hackworths house it was derelict at the time its put to good use now i must bring my grand kids back to see my fantastic town and the most friendly people iv had the pleasure of being with.
Regards Paul Dobson